Saving a Building? More Like Destroying It

[@branhicks]

Ooo! Those console stereo look like fun! Those should be worth something to the right person

[@terismith3279]

You can have fun doing anything with the right person!

[@bobrobert9413]

Chris is the right guy he's a pleasure to work with. Bob

[@jeb3415]

What a task you guys accomplished- I enjoy the way Bob stands back and let’s you try it your way and then just plainly throws in a tip “if you are lower you will get better leverage.” People don’t realize if you pile all the wood outdoors it will get wet and weigh a ton more to move and attract a whole new set of problems via vermin and molds etc. It sure would be nice if the city gave you a burn permit (given your kind of desolate location) but that would just make things too convenient. Lol.

[@DawgGoneOutside]

Great progress! Hard work is paying off.

[@jerridavis6462]

Fun video! Great progress! Enjoyed from Texas!

[@brickandsole]

Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@georgiadavis8600]

Hi Chris. Creosote was mostly used on telephone poles, railroad ties and such to preserve them. I would guess linseed oil or pitched tar. Also does anyone around there own a full size dump truck that you could rent by the hour. That would be great to park outside a loading door and fill up with piles of trash and make trips to the dump. Looking good though and I'm glad you didn't have a leak LOL

[@Jennifermcintyre]

Sure wish you could have gotten the building supplies from the other factory!! (I know you do too!!!!) I guess everything happens for a reason.. you’d be overwhelmed with two factories!! 😅

[@AnnHinrichs-j8z]

Glad your going g to working on getting that wood out! Kept thinking what a fire hazard it is. Bob, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 you’re the best! Great to see you using the tractor now to help things go quicker.

[@brickandsole]

Thanks, and that is the plan for sure.

[@mcgjohn22]

nice work clearing out those sectional walls. Really opens up the place.

[@alphonsevacadoo2798]

Bob is a Saint! You are blessed. He's a good... good man. Don't forget it.

[@bobrobert9413]

Thank you ,I'm a work in progress.😂 Bob

[@brickandsole]

agreed! You don't even know.

[@peterholmesgavleman]

Robert, remember to always try to unscrew doors & paneling from the lower portions/fixings FIRST- the top screws etc. hold the doors etc. UP & don’t fall or sag due to gravity.

[@brickandsole]

that may be my mistake. Nice tip.

[@dspine6]

That door would make a humongous work bench! And, getting that scrap wood pile out will be dramatic in the open, clean space added!

[@Mac-vr7yn]

Workbench / assembly table is a great idea.

[@brickandsole]

behind on comments, but the pile is gone and the video is uploaded.

[@HabitualButtonPusher]

That lumber is most likely scorched or blackened by a torch. It’s very common in Northern European climates to preserve wood, semi waterproof it and definitely works for pest control. There are 1,000 plus year old buildings all over Scandinavia built of scorched wood. That huge door would make an awesome table just needs resurfaced, skirting and legs. I loved Bob’s take on your plan to take the wall down. Multiple “okays” in a row essentially means let’s do things the most complicated way possible haha! I was totally Team Bob on this one. Just cut in manageable pieces and get it done. OR use the tractor from the start haha! Nice job guys!

[@bobrobert9413]

My dad always said get the laziest guy the hardest job and he'll find the easiest way to do it. 😂

[@brickandsole]

cool info about the beams. They don't smell like creosote so I think you might be right.

[@kidnurse1970]

Excited to see those beams repurposed. They'd make a great deck or music stage. Planed down, even a bar top.

[@oldtop4682]

Beams that actually measure 2"x12" are really hard to find other than salvage. For the trash wood I'd put that tractor to work! You can strap it into bundles and pull it out that end door. Which makes me think.....can you get a construction dumpster through that door? It would save a lot of steps. Especially, if you can pull it in further with the tractor (minding the filled weight later). Just some random thoughts.

[@brickandsole]

I need to get a front loader but they cost almost as much as the tractor.

[@MrJeep75]

Love seeing the paneling going away

[@toniasalways]

Yes, you will find a use for that door

[@MegaBurndog]

You really need to start taking stuff out of the building before someone trips over something and gets hurt. Make big piles of stuff outside until you can get rid of it. I love watching your channel, so keep up the good work!

[@limelightcinemagroup2148]

Those planks would make a really really good tabletop

[@brickandsole]

You read my mind.

[@justnana2256]

Great job and you both seem to enjoy the work. ❤️👍🇺🇲

[@bobrobert9413]

@@justnana2256 we definitely enjoy each other's company and that makes the work go smoothly.

[@brickandsole]

Just nana, its fun for sure. can you tell in the vids?

[@kevinganje3356]

Excellent work today by the both of you. Keep it up, and always remember to stay safe, my friends.

[@brickandsole]

Thanks Kevin appreciate you in our corner.

[@gaylerobison9518]

You seriously need to move all that wood debris outside and have a bonfire. Because piled up it's a huge fire hazard.

[@garyjones2582]

Chris what's the status on the other Buster Brown bldg? You could use some dumpsters to haul all that scrap out... Glad to see you have an extra hand.. If you were close enough, I would be happy to help you also...See you next week...

[@82ndairbornevet]

Keep on Truckin’ boys!😎

[@MidwestMamasAdventures]

You could rename the channel, “The Chris & Bob Show”. 😂 Just kiddin!

[@markbarnett64]

Put the door in front of the elevator shaft

[@earlleelethbridge566]

Fun Fact. Lay you hand out and spread it out. Measure pinky to thumb. should be roughly 8 inches.

[@MK-Farm-Michigan]

Need to unscrew the L braces at bottom of beam.

[@marctorigiani4558]

Can you get a burn permit for all that wood in cardboard?

[@brickandsole]

we have a 4 acre lot in a place where there is no ordinance. So I'll be taking it there.

[@markisherwood-tj4uo]

the big door track, is barn door track readily available.

[@brickandsole]

Yeah, it's clearly not antique or especially interesting, but definitely useful.

[@darenfry3725]

Out off that old wood you should make 3 sections like the front off a ball dozer. Mount it to the front of the tractor. Plus the wood out. Leave a two each gap at the bottom so it not on the floor. Or Evan better if you have any rubber put that a the bottom so it touches the floor and push ???

[@brickandsole]

like a bull dozer wedge? interesting.

[@richardvinsen2385]

I hope you don’t leave the key in the tractor when you’re not around. Someone who breaks in some night could do a lot of damage driving that thing around inside.

[@brickandsole]

oooh my, thats right. Nice tip.

[@peterholmesgavleman]

Robert as you know my business activities was that of an auctioneer. Occasionally new projects presented themselves to me where a building was in a less than tidy situation. Before we actually started locking up the auction I insisted that my team go through every item of clutter and line it up And centralise like with like so that we then made the place safer, more organised, easier to find the things that we want and amongst the other final things was that we could easily move ourselves and assets around the structure as easily as possible. Whilst you don’t want to move items from floor to floor at this stage I really believe that you will get a better result overall once the stacks of junk have been re-organised into tidy stacks of useful items especially if you can palletised them especially on the ground or first floor for you Yanks now that you have a workable Forklift. If only my passport was still current, I would love to come over to your part of the world and get stuck into it. I suggest with respect that you should stop for the time being stripping walls of coverings and get on with the tidying up process. Enclosing I really enjoy watching what you are achieving even though Summit seems a bit of a lower priority at this stage in my viewpoint.

[@Jennifermcintyre]

So nice of you to offer your expertise and knowledge. You definitely have the experience to make good recommendations! I’ve often wish I too could go and help out (just with the cleaning/organizing part) 😉

[@bobrobert9413]

It is a very slow process cleaning out the building. Dumpsters are skiffs as you call them are very expensive and he doesn't have the budget right now for that so unfortunately we have to do a little at a time. There has been several auctions held at the building in a lot of stuff did get auctioned off unfortunately most of what's left is just trash. Bob

[@brickandsole]

that is actually starting to happen more and more. also I have a meeting with a retired auctioneer soon. Which if it pans out will be huge for me and definitely be interesting video for you.

[@brickandsole]

Hi Miss Jennifer. Be careful what you wish for. haha.

[@Jennifermcintyre]

@@brickandsole I’d totally come over and help but it’s those pesky couple thousand miles keep getting in the way!! 🤣 somehow organizing someone else’s stuff is easier than your own!! You’re doing great though!

[@billfolsom4203]

If those beams were treated with creosote, a quick sniff test should be able to confirm.

[@brickandsole]

I did, and no detectable odor. is that true even if they are 110 years old?

[@billfolsom4203]

@coldwarmercantile I don't know how long the smell remains. Thinking about it, though, creosote was used for wood that would be exposed to the weather such as telephone poles and railroad ties. BTW, I really enjoyed today's brush clearing episode.

[@WoodyFixit]

It's got to get worse before it gets better.

[@brickandsole]

Story of my life. haha.

[@flomcgill1336]

I wish i had a Bob

[@bobrobert9413]

Oh trust me I'm a handful Chris just manages to put up with me. Bob

[@brickandsole]

haha, yeah two or three bobs working rotating shifts.

[@bmoreben2665]

I understand you want to take things down n open it up get some good videos but you should really start to get all that cardboard n broken wood piles out of there major fire hazard might cost few dollars but it will make big difference visually and safety I'm enjoying ur progress n don't want to seem mean thanks for sharing well this is way I shouldn't comment til end of video just heard you say your going to be working on the scrap wood

[@peterholmesgavleman]

Totally agree. Reduction in fire load /hazard. Plus increase in satisfaction regarding tidiness & ability to find things that you want “the building will provide “.

[@Vintagesmokealarmsmedia]

Im here so early